100 Egyptian businessmen will visit Lebanon in January

It is expected that a delegation of the Egyptian businessmen will visit Lebanon at the end of the coming January for activating investment and trade ties between the two countries.

Hassan Shash the Lebanese - Egyptian association's secretary said to ArabicNews.com that it was decided that the delegation which comprises 100 businessmen will meet Emil Lahoud, the president elect, and Rafik al-Hariri the Prime Minister and some of the concerned ministers.

Shash said that "during these meetings, methods of increasing Lebanese investments in Egypt and activating the agreement of the free trade zone that will be implemented at the beginning of the coming January will be discussed."